Sletten Township, Minnesota | |
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  Sletten Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Sletten Township, Minnesota Sletten Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′20″N 95°51′52″W / 47.55556°N 95.86444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-60880[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665634[2] |
Sletten Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 140 at the 2000 census.
Sletten Township was named for Paul C. Sletten, a land agent.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 427.